# State of The Ark

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***State of The Ark*** was released on 27 December 2004 and is the third studio album from the Swedish rock band [the Ark](/source/The_Ark_(Swedish_band)), and their final as a quintet. In it, the band's sound became more synthesizer-flavoured and keyboard-oriented, a departure from the more organic glam rock sound of the first two albums. Three singles were released from the album: "[One of Us Is Gonna Die Young](/source/One_of_Us_Is_Gonna_Die_Young)", "Clamour for Glamour" and "Trust Is Shareware", the latter being a new recording specifically made for single release. "This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" appears in [John Cameron Mitchell](/source/John_Cameron_Mitchell)'s film *[Shortbus](/source/Shortbus)* and the band has stated that "Hey Kwanongoma!" was inspired by the [marimba](/source/Marimba) piece "Rugare 2" by Alport Mhlanga.

## Track listing

All songs were written by [Ola Salo](/source/Ola_Salo), except where noted.

1. "This Piece of Poetry Is Meant to Do Harm" – 3:27
1. "Rock City Wankers" – 4:10
1. "Clamour for Glamour" – 3:09
1. "[One of Us Is Gonna Die Young](/source/One_of_Us_Is_Gonna_Die_Young)" – 3:28
1. "Let Me Down Gently" – 2:55
1. "Hey Kwanongoma!" – 4:48
1. "The Others" – 3:27
1. "Girl You're Gonna Get 'Em (Real Soon)" – 3:27
1. "Deliver Us from Free Will" – 5:06
1. "No End" (Music: [Lars Ljungberg](/source/Lars_Ljungberg), Lyrics: Ola Salo) – 3:24
1. "Trust Is Shareware" – 4:25

## Personnel

### The Ark

- [Ola Salo](/source/Ola_Salo) – [lead vocals](/source/Singing), [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument), [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_instrument)
- Martin Axén – [rhythm guitar](/source/Rhythm_guitar), [backing vocals](/source/Backing_vocalist)
- Mikael Jepson – [lead guitar](/source/Lead_guitar)
- Lars "Leari" Ljungberg – [bass](/source/Bass_guitar)
- Sylvester Schlegel – [drums](/source/Drum_kit), backing vocals

### Additional musicians

- Jens Andersson – producer, sound engineer, additional percussion, keyboards
- Åsa Håkansson – strings
- Mattias Rodrick – strings
- Anna Rocén – strings
- Erika Lilja – backing vocals
- Maria Lilja – backing vocals
- Erik Hjärpe – voice synthesizing

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Chart (2004–05) Peak position

### Year-end charts

Chart (2005) Position Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[1] 54

## References

1. ["Årslista Album – År 2005"](https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2005&dspp=1) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

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